Minecraft:Demo Mode

This message is displayed upon loading the demo world in Java Edition 1.21.11 and lower.

The message displayed upon loading the demo world in Java Edition 1.21.11 and lower.

File:Bedrock Demo Display.png

The message displayed upon loading the trial world in Bedrock Edition.

The Demo Mode is a demo of Minecraft:Minecraft for users who have not purchased the game yet and would like to try it out before making a purchase.

The demo version of Template:JE can be played free of charge by logging into the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher with a Microsoft account that has not purchased the game yet. This version consists of a single seed that can be played for up to 5 in-game days (1 hour and 40 minutes total). It is designed to replace the functionality of the outdated Minecraft:PC Gamer Demo.

This message is displayed upon loading the demo world in Java Edition 26.1 and up.

The message displayed upon loading the demo world in Java Edition 26.1 and up.

A dedicated webpage is also available on minecraft.net.

Functionality

The demo mode can be played by all players, regardless of whether they have purchased the game or not. Demo Mode functionally serves to allow the Minecraft:players to try out the game before deciding to purchase Minecraft. It allows players to play on a single world for a 100-minute (5 in-game days) period before the map is locked and required to be reset.

Custom skins can be applied Template:In, and it is possible to install Minecraft:resource packs and Minecraft:mods on the Java Edition demo.

While demo mode does not expire, it comes with certain restrictions as its sole purpose is to allow new players to try out Minecraft.

Java Edition

The following restrictions apply when playing the game in demo mode:

• The demo map is preset and always generates with the same seed: -343522682, corresponding to the text seed North Carolina.
  • This means that the player spawn, seed, and Minecraft:generated structures are always the same.
• The game is locked to Survival mode and Minecraft:commands are disabled by default.
  • Commands can be enabled and other game modes can be made accessible by using Open to LAN.
• Multiplayer servers are inaccessible, although Minecraft:LAN multiplayer is allowed, with the limitation that only 1 demo account is allowed on a server (this is because the default Minecraft name ('Player') cannot be changed).
• The game time is limited to five in-game days (1 hour and 40 minutes real-time or 100 minutes total). After the time runs out, players can still navigate through the world, but their interactions with it are limited. Resetting the demo world also resets the demo timer.
  • Changing the in-game time forcibly with commands or external programs such as an NBT editor can reset the timer.
  • It is possible to gain (almost) unlimited time in the demo by changing the in-game time to extreme negative values (past the minimum 64-bit integer limit, which is -9,223,372,036,854,655,508). However, the number causes several problems such as hostile mobs behaving passively to players.
    • The player can still attack/kill mobs and take damage. Their hunger, saturation, health, and drowning bars work as normal, but they cannot eat anything.
    • Breaking any block leads to the block being instantly restored, and placing any block leads to the block being deleted.
    • The player can still remove Minecraft:boats, but they cannot place them.
    • The player can still pick up dropped items.
• "Demo" is displayed in the version notation on the Minecraft:title screen.

Bedrock Edition

On December 20, 2018, a trial version of Minecraft for Android titled Minecraft Trial was released. However, restrictions from Bedrock Edition, along with some new ones still apply; for example, some blocks and items are removed, including barriers and command blocks (all types). There are also trial versions for Template:W and the Template:W.

• Microsoft Store (Windows)
• Google Play (Android)
• PlayStation Store (PlayStation 4)

It has the following restrictions:

• The time limit is 90 minutes in real time.
• The player cannot play Minecraft:multiplayer, including LAN multiplayer. On the PlayStation 4 and 5, split-screen multiplayer is possible.
• The player cannot change Global Resources and Minecraft:Add-ons, but can import custom Minecraft:skins.
• The player is restricted to Minecraft:Survival mode.
• The player is restricted from changing Cheats and World Options parts off.
• The player is restricted from changing Trust Player Permissions.
• The player is restricted from turning on Experiments.
• The player is restricted from accessing storage.
• The player cannot change the world seed.
• The player is restricted to Infinite world type.
  • There have been 5 demo seeds, which are 818010429, 29300, 1395001428, 1537846859 and 1193926712 in 1.20.

Legacy Console Edition

Demo mode is supported on all Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition platforms, except for Wii U and Nintendo Switch. However, due to the removal of the Minecraft:PlayStation 4 Edition and Minecraft:Xbox One Edition from digital storefronts after their replacement with Minecraft:Bedrock Edition, as well as the shutdown of the Xbox 360 Marketplace in July 2024, the only demos that can still be downloaded and played in the current day are those for the Template:Els. Additionally, Minecraft:Xbox One Edition Trial technically remains available with a few workarounds.Template:More info

On PlayStation 3, players who have purchased the full version of the game digitally can also access demo mode by deactivating their console. The game will remain in demo mode until the console is re-activated.

The following restrictions apply in demo mode:

• The only playable world is the tutorial world. Selecting the "Play Game" button in the main menu will immediately start the tutorial world.
• Players cannot save their progress; after exiting the world, all progress that has been made will be permanently lost.
• Online multiplayer is not available. Only local splitscreen multiplayer is supported.
• Minecraft:Mini games are not available. Selecting the "Mini Games" button in the main menu will cause the game to instruct the player to purchase the full game.
• Players cannot change their Minecraft:skin from the default.
• Players cannot change the texture pack from the default.
• Achievements or trophies cannot be earned.
• Players cannot enable Minecraft:host privileges in the tutorial world. As a result, the game mode is locked to Minecraft:Survival, and the Minecraft:difficulty is locked to Easy.
  • The only options that can be toggled on or off in the tutorial world are: Fire Spreads, TNT Explodes, Mob Loot, Tile Drops and Natural Regeneration.
• The game has a time limit.Template:More information needed After time runs out, players will be given the option to either purchase the game and continue their progress, or exit the game and lose their progress.

History

Trivia

• It is possible to play in-game modes other than Minecraft:Survival in the demo mode by opening up the world to LAN with cheats enabled and executing Template:Command command. This does not remove the time limit, or the demo message.Template:Only
• Template:IN, deleting the files "level.dat" and "level.dat_old" causes the timer to reset. Additionally, a new bonus chest spawns on the original spawn point.
• Servers can be started with the --demo flag (this is technically what the launcher does). Everyone who joins the server sees the demo message.
• If one tries to play a demo version before 1.3.1 from the launcher using a non-premium account, they can play the full version. This is because 1.3.1 is the version that added the demo mode to Minecraft:Minecraft, so earlier versions do not have the code necessary to recognize that they are in the demo.
• If the Minecraft shortcut and directory is moved to another hard drive, etc., it remains in the demo version, and the previous worlds do not appear.
• If a world is downloaded, it can be played by putting the world folder in "saves" and renaming it to "Demo_World". If there is already "Demo_World", it must be first renamed or deleted. There is a chance that the demo timer has decreased or expired. This is due to the timer being used by the world's creator while building the world. Deleting "level.dat" and "level.dat_old" in such situations does not reset the timer.

Gallery

Java Edition

• The demo world.
  The demo world.
• The title screen in demo mode.
  The title screen in demo mode.
• The contents of the bonus chest.
  The contents of the bonus chest.
• A ruined portal on a beach near an old growth birch forest at demo mode. Notice the timer at the top right.
  A ruined portal on a beach near an old growth birch forest at demo mode. Notice the timer at the top right.
• A screenshot containing a snowy taiga, a taiga, a frozen river, and a slight part of a village taken in demo mode. Notice the timer again at the top right.
  A screenshot containing a snowy taiga, a taiga, a frozen river, and a slight part of a village taken in demo mode. Notice the timer again at the top right.

Bedrock Edition

• The title screen in demo mode.
  The title screen in demo mode.
• The world creation screen in demo mode. A noticeable difference is a demo notice and the "Survival" and "Creative" buttons are disabled, as well as the "Hardcore" toggle.
  The world creation screen in demo mode. A noticeable difference is a demo notice and the "Survival" and "Creative" buttons are disabled, as well as the "Hardcore" toggle.
• The message displayed upon loading the demo world.
  The message displayed upon loading the demo world.
• The demo world.
  The demo world.
• The pause menu in demo mode.
  The pause menu in demo mode.
• Minecraft Trial app icon
  Minecraft Trial app icon

Historical screenshots

• The Create New World menu in demo mode before 1.18.
  The Create New World menu in demo mode before 1.18.
• The pause screen in demo mode before 1.21.120.
  The pause screen in demo mode before 1.21.120.

Pocket Edition

• The title screen of the Template:El demo.
  The title screen of the Template:El demo.
• The gamemode selection screen in the Template:El demo, which was immediately shown when Start Game was selected.
  The gamemode selection screen in the Template:El demo, which was immediately shown when Start Game was selected.
• The inventory as shown in the Template:El demo, with unlocked items at the top and locked items at the bottom.
  The inventory as shown in the Template:El demo, with unlocked items at the top and locked items at the bottom.
• Minecraft — Pocket Edition Demo app icon
  Minecraft — Pocket Edition Demo app icon
• Minecraft — Pocket Edition Lite app icon
  Minecraft — Pocket Edition Lite app icon

See also

• Minecraft:Demo Mode/Locations — a guide to locations of various landmarks in the demo world
• Minecraft:Pocket Edition Demo — the first known developmental version of Minecraft: Minecraft:Pocket Edition.